author(s)
Abdul Basit Khan, Waheed Ali Panhwar, Sardar Azhar Mehmood, Arfan Ahmed Gilal, Shabir Ahmed and Halimullah

abstract
The present study was carried out during December 2016 to March 2017 to investigate the population of Thrips tabaci. In the results of present study, a total number of 204 insects were collected. The material was sorted out into single family Thripidae with single genus Thrips and a single species i-e: Thrips tabaci Lindeman, 1889. T. tabaci were observed regularly and the numbers of thrips on plants were documented on each selected field. Mean numbers of thrips were significantly maximum population in F1 with (15.68%) followed by F5 and F10 with (11.76%). While minimum population in F3 with (6.37) and F2 with (6.86%) respectively.